The chief minister's clarification came after Opposition Congress and NCP claimed that the government has reduced the height of the proposed statue, which is supposed to be the tallest in the world.
"The design and plan that has been approvedfor the project is being maintained. We will ensure the statueis the tallest in the world. The plan was prepared with a 60:40 ratio ofthe statue to the pedestal," said Fadnavis.
Earlier in the day, NCP's Jayant Patil said the height of the statue has been decreased by changing the earlier design.
Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said fresh environmental clearance are needed as the design has been changed.
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Chavan said as per the earlier plan, the height of the statue was proposed to be 160 meters and that of pedestal at 32 metres.
"However, the government has changed the plan as per which the statue will be 126-metre tall and the height of the pedestal will be 84 metres," he said.
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